{"id":1980,"date":"2022-07-14T22:09:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T02:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2022-07-14T22:26:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T02:26:45","slug":"july-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schuylerhumane.org\/hssc\/july-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"July Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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As many shelters around the country are overcapacity, we reflect on how far the animal welfare movement has come and the work that remains to be done.<\/p>\n

An excerpt from Tom Colvin, CEO of the Animal Rescue League in Iowa, was quoted in a recent article in Rolling Stone<\/em> as saying, \u201cIn<\/em> 2000, 90 percent of the dogs in pounds were euthanized within days of arrival. Last year, that figure was nine percent, an extraordinary, if incomplete, achievement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

For 40 years, the leaders of the animal-welfare movement have waged a two-front war to save pets\u2019 lives. The first was pushing for spay-neuter laws to shrink the number of homeless dogs. The second was changing people\u2019s hearts and minds about where they got their pets. There was so much stigma attached to dog pounds. But the rescue movement enlightened the public on the virtues of shelter dogs. Adoptions have spiked since 2000, then soared in the past two years. Twenty-three million dogs were adopted during the pandemic, a 600 percent increase over the norm.<\/p>\n

Still, 3 million dogs remain in shelters, many in need of clinical care and shelters around the country find themselves at, or beyond capacity. With rising inflation, housing changes, the increased cost of veterinary care and many people struggling to make ends meet, shelters from coast to coast are seeing a drastic increase in the number of owner surrenders. Thousands of people each month are being forced to leave family members behind. To make matters worse, length of stay for pets is also increasing as adoptions slow.<\/p>\n

Like many other shelters around the country, we are experiencing a significant increase in surrendered pets. Kitten season was late to start, but we now find ourselves swimming in cats and kittens. And we too, find ourselves over capacity. We do not euthanize for space<\/strong>, which means that some adoptable pets are with us for an extended stay. So, if you\u2019ve been considering adopting a pet, summer is a wonderful time to do so! <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n

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Bissell Pet Foundation Empty the Shelters Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We are thrilled to be part of The Bissell Pet Foundation Empty the Shelters Adoption Event! What a wonderful time to add a furry friend to your home!<\/p>\n

The adoption fee for all eligible dogs, cats and kittens is only $50 from July 11 through July 31st.<\/p>\n

Please visit us at www.schuylerhumane.org<\/a> to see adoptable pets and to complete an adoption application.<\/p>\n

To<\/strong> qualify for the $50 adoption fee, applications must be general in nature and not specify a particular pet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please call us at 607-594-2255 to schedule an appointment. We\u2019re here every day! Or, just stop by on Saturdays from 10am- 1pm without an appointment<\/p>\n\n\n

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Just a Few Adoptable Pets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Introducing our Royal Family…..<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

As coincidence would have it three of our royal family came to us already named, not all from the same location either. <\/em><\/p>\n

We had already named Princess after another dog who looked just like her and came to us just before her, named Queen. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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